Company Overview

Telecare Corporation's mission is to deliver and manage excellent services and systems of care for people with serious mental illness. Founded in 1965 with our corporate office based in Alameda, California, our organization specializes in providing a full spectrum of services including inpatient and community-based care, case management, assertive community treatment and residential, crisis and administrative services. We partner with various public sectors and behavioral health organizations with over 65 programs across the country and more than 2,000 employees. When you work at Telecare Corporation, you help to empower thousands of individuals every day in their journeys of recovery.

We offer a competitive benefits and incentive package which includes health insurance, 401(k), employee stock plan, educational assistance and more. Telecare has been voted as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work in the Greater Bay Area, an award given by the San Francisco Business Times, The Silicon Valley Business Journal and the
East Bay Business Times.

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www.telecarecorp.com

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opportunities and to submit your resume, visit
www.telecarecorp.com/careers

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Job Description

Mental Health Director of Nursing

As the newest member of the Telecare family, Telecare Pierce County Evaluation and Treatment Center will be a 16 bed inpatient psychiatric unit.  An interdisciplinary team will provide progressive recovery–based services to adults who have mental illness.

 

In this your role, you will be responsible for all Nursing activities and functions including the supervision of the nursing staff, using Psychiatric Rehabilitation concepts and Recovery Philosophy including:

• Develop departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures
• Organize the department in accordance with administrative guidelines in order to provide specified nursing services to meet the legal, organizational and medical staff guidelines
• Function in an advisory capacity to the administrator in evaluating procedural changes as they relate to Client care
• Directs the implementation and ensures compliance with standards of nursing practice that promote optimal health care delivery and meet regulatory requirements


To be a success:

• You must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and have four years of experience, two years in psychiatric nursing and two years in a supervisory capacity OR a baccalaureate degree in nursing or a related field with two years of experience and one year in a supervisory capacity
• MSN degree is preferred as is administrative experience in long term care
• Current valid licensure as an RN in the state of Washington is required and CPR certification is preferred
• Must have a strong understanding of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Concepts and Recovery philosophy
• Applicant may be finger printed and receive clearance from the Washington State Patrol Identification and Criminal History Section